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The 13th Annual Meagan's Walk Happening Soon #Toronto

THE 13TH ANNUAL MEAGAN’S WALK PRESENTED BY COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL IN SUPPORT OF PAEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH AT
SICKKIDS

WHAT: 5KM Walk
13th annual Meagan’s Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope to raise awareness,
and generate support for, children and families affected by paediatric
brain tumours. The five kilometre walk, presented by Colliers
International, starts at Fort York and ends with participants forming a
giant human hug around The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). To
date, Meagan’s Walk has raised more than $3.1 million.

THE YEAR OF THE HUG
2014 is “The Year of the Hug” for Meagan’s Walk – celebrating the wish
of young Meagan to be able to hug the world and provide hope to those
that are sick. When the walk ends and the participants create a circle
to “hug” SickKids hospital, it is a powerful moment that symbolizes
Meagan’s wish to embrace not only the families with sick children in the
hospital but everyone in the community that helped Meagan’s Walk
fulfill its goal. The hug is a coming together of a compassionate
community. It represents strength in numbers, with everyone standing
together hand in hand, working together for a better future.

HEALTHY AND HAPPY
Meagan’s Walk is part of Healthy and Happy, a SickKids campaign in May
to educate and raise awareness in the community about children’s health
issues. The theme of this year’s campaign is Healthy Active Living.
Participating in Meagan’s Walk is a great way for families to be active
and spend time outdoors.

Photo Opportunities
• Meagan’s Walk kick-off at Fort York with Bebenek family
• Wall of Honour featuring celebrities at Fort York
• Thousands of participants forming human hug around SickKids
• Families affected by paediatric brain tumours participating in official proceedings
‘Mother’s Way’ honouring those whose children are patients at SickKids this Mother’s Day weekend

Presenting Sponsor
Colliers International is Canada’s largest commercial real estate
services company, providing a full range of services to real estate
occupiers, developers and investors. Colliers is a unique, exciting
company whose enterprising spirit, commitment to service excellence and
culture of collaboration accelerate the success of their people, clients
and communities.

About Meagan’s Walk
In 2000, Denise’s daughter Meagan was diagnosed with an inoperable brain
tumour at four years old. This was something the family knew little
about. It was not until they lost her six short months later that they
learned brain tumours are the leading cause of cancerous death amongst
children and teenagers up to the age of 20.

To Denise, it was a shocking statistic, and she knew something had to be
done to get it under control. It was the start of an idea that became
Meagan’s Walk. Denise wanted to honour her daughter while raising
awareness and generating funds for paediatric brain tumour research.
Over the past 12 years, over $3.1 million has been raised through
Meagan’s Walk. For more information, visit www.meaganswalk.com.

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